[plain talk]

Yes they are. Hundt and his socialist crowd decreed that forward-looking fictional costs had to be used to calculate leasing rates instead if the actual investment. So the Bells got screwed and the politicians and CLECs won. Even then the CLECs tanked because ... duh ... it's expensive running a telephone company. It's like stealing from the rich to give to a bunch of kids trying to run a business who then run it into the ground anyway. And the public picks up the tab for all this mismanagement and socialism. What a crock.

[jayef]

So you don't like TELRIC, eh? What a shock. So why did the ILECs agree to those rates? Couldn't wait to sink your teeth into those LD revenues, eh? It was a deal, remember. Quid pro quo. Now the ILECs are trying to weasel out.

Exlplian to me how the public has picked up the tab for CLECs that have failed? By the way, my company is profitable and I assure you there are no kids or socialists here.